As a sophomore student enrolled in World History AP, commonly referred to as WHAP, this year has been exponentially more challenging and rewarding for me because I am taking an advanced placement class...

Now that it's officially winter, all anyone wants to do is snuggle with their cozy blankets and favorite cuddling buddies while indulging in the heart-warming drink known as hot chocolate. It is also a...

The documentary ‘Louder than Bomb” features the annual youth poetry slam in Chicago, in which many students and teams compete and share their poetry. The name of the documentary epitomizes the importance...

Winter break has officially come to an end.  As we begrudgingly throw out the remaining christmas cookies and desperately try to rectify our skewed sleeping patterns, we ring in the new year by making...

Most students seem to have a standard relationship with their teachers: they sit down when the bell rings, listen to them teach during class, and leave when the bell rings again. However, not everyone...

The Oracle recently polled 380 MVHS students about disorders. The results were somewhat surprising and unsettling, but helped me gain insight into possible causes for the prevalence of various disorders. 1)...

With winter break only a few days away, the holidays are just around the corner! We went around and surveyed some students to find out what holiday traditions people are looking forward to. Answers varied...

Just because ‘it’ was all in my head didn’t mean it was any less real. As I later learned, anxiety is rooted in an observable imbalance of chemicals in the brain. Nonetheless, growing up, I was dismissed...

Have you ever wondered what the term "ratchet" means? Well, it's definitely not what you would have expected. We decided to dig deeper into this topic, and who better to ask than the people who seem to...

With New Years around the corner, many members of the Mountain View High School community are thinking ahead about resolutions for 2014. New Years is a time to set goals and make changes in your life-...

For the second year, Mountain View High School’s athletes have been fortunate enough to have EJ Amaku as their trainer to help evaluate, manage, and heal their injuries. He was previously a trainer for...

On December 6th at lunch in the gym and 8:00 P.M. in the theatre, Dance Spectrum performed its annual winter showcase, with this year’s theme being “All Around the World.” Inspired by different dance...